Zhu Yuanzhang was not happy, he immediately lost interest in the next thing, and the city wall was not in the mood to watch, so he turned around and returned to the palace with a cold face.

All the ministers shook their heads, this rich man Shen is really smart and confused for a while, and he dares to be arrogant in front of the emperor, is it because he doesn't think his life is long enough?

Ma Xiuying was very helpless when she saw the angry Zhu Yuanzhang. She told Shen Wansan to keep a low profile, but Shen Wansan still couldn't control his mouth. Let's not talk about the fact that the southeast city wall was completed before the northwest city wall, but how could Shen Wansan show off in front of Zhu Yuanzhang that the big stone he used was stronger than the city bricks, isn't this sweeping Zhu Yuanzhang's face naked in front of everyone?

However, at this point, she quietly ordered Fushun to bring news to Shen Wansan, reminding Shen Wansan to be cautious, and at the same time followed Zhu Yuanzhang back to the palace to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

Shen Wansan was dumbfounded, just now Zhu Yuanzhang and the ministers were still elated and interested, why was everyone unhappy about the lack of interest at this time. Seeing the angry eyes of the ministers and ministers who had walked all over the place, he didn't know what he had done wrong, and his heart was terrified. Only then did I remember to ask Ma Xiuying for help, but Ma Xiuying had already followed Zhu Yuanzhang back to the palace.

Hu Weiyong's eyes rolled, and he walked over and said, "Shen Weng doesn't have to worry, the emperor is not angry because of the city wall, but worried about the military salary." I just received the news that the border army is short of military salaries and materials, but the silver from the treasury has been used to build the city wall, can the emperor not be anxious?"

Shen Wansan was at a loss, at this time, if someone came to say a few words to him, he would take it as a guide, and hurriedly asked, "Master Hu, what should the grass people do?"

Hu Weiyong said with a smile: "As subjects, we naturally have to share worries and solve problems for the emperor, and if the emperor's military salary problem is solved, he will naturally be happy." After speaking, he also threatened: "If the emperor is unhappy, and he wantonly expropriates private capital and civil use in Suzhou Mansion like last time, Shen Weng's family business may not be able to be saved." ”

Shen Wansan's face turned white, if it was really as Hu Weiyong said, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to implement harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in Suzhou, and his business would inevitably be affected, but his family business was in Suzhou, and he was reluctant to let him move his family south to Nanyang like other businessmen. He thought about it and decided to help Zhu Yuanzhang get out the military salary in exchange for peace. He entrusted Hu Weiyong to propose to Zhu Yuanzhang that he was willing to sacrifice one million taels of gold to reward the three armies on behalf of the emperor.

When Hu Weiyong and Shen Wansan were talking, Fushun had been watching from a distance, it was inconvenient for him to come forward, only waiting for Hu Weiyong to leave before he went to Shen Wansan to convey Ma Xiuying's explanation, and when he heard Shen Wansan's own proposal to reward the three armies for the emperor, he didn't know what to say, stomped his foot, and hurried back to the palace to tell Ma Xiuying.

Ma Xiuying hadn't thought of the wording to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, and after listening to Fushun's advice, she almost vomited blood in anger. Zhu Yuanzhang was already faintly dissatisfied with Shen Wansan, and he repeatedly showed off his wealth like this, wouldn't he slap Zhu Yuanzhang's face again and again, forcing Zhu Yuanzhang not to be happy.

If Shen Wansan's generosity had been placed in the Han, Tang and Song dynasties, most of them would have been rewarded by the emperor. In her previous life, Ma Xiuying saw a lot of people spontaneously sending condolences to comfort the officers and soldiers of the troops, but unfortunately Shen Caizhu was born at the wrong time and met Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The person in the world who knows Zhu Yuanzhang the most is Ma Xiuying, Zhu Yuanzhang's personality is a little distorted, he belongs to an extremely inferior and extremely proud character. He was born in extreme poverty, and he had an almost deformed hatred for the rich, and after he became the emperor and ruled the world, he felt that the world belonged to him, and these rich people were competing for wealth with him, parasitic on his wealth, so he was very harsh on the rich.

Shen Wansan's move is not wrong, but Zhu Yuanzhang will think that Shen Wansan will use his wealth and the country's wealth to fight for the reputation of the Shen family, can he not be angry?

Sure enough, when Hu Weiyong said in front of Zhu Yuanzhang that Shen Wansan was willing to pay money to reward the three armies on behalf of the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became angry, thinking that Shen Wansan was laughing at himself for not being able to get money from an emperor, and that no one of the people was rich, he sneered and sarcastically said: "I have an army of millions, can he cover as much as he can?"

Hu Weiyong fanned the flames, "Weichen listened to his tone quite loudly, and said that he was willing to reward one or two taels of gold for each army." ”

"A million taels of gold?" Zhu Yuanzhang gasped, a little incredulous. One million taels of gold is equivalent to ten million taels of silver, but he can't take it out for a while, which shows how rich the Shen family is. If this fund is used for military salaries, it can indeed solve many things.

Hu Weiyong didn't want Zhu Yuanzhang to divert his attention, his purpose was to hit Shen Wansan, and he deliberately said worriedly: "Weichen feels that Shen Shang's approach is inappropriate, and he is willing to contribute with good intentions, but he should not reward the three armies on behalf of the emperor." The army is the emperor's army, and he will reward the emperor in place of the emperor, so where will the emperor be? He should dedicate this money to the emperor, and then the emperor will reward the three armies. ”

"It's inexplicable that a civilian dares to come and treat my army! Does he treat my army as his own? People with such bad intentions should be killed immediately!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he heard this, he had long been dissatisfied with Shen Wansan, and Hu Weiyong's words just gave him an excuse to play on the topic. He not only wanted to kill Shen Wansan, but also raided Shen Wansan's house for the crime of treason, and took all Shen Wansan's wealth for himself.

Ma Xiuying heard that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to cure Shen Wansan's crimes, so she hurriedly went to intercede and asked: "Shen Wansan has just done good things for the country, why doesn't the emperor reward him, but punish him, such a reward and punishment are unknown, I'm afraid it will leave criticism." ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished saying that Shen Wansan was going to pay for the reward of the three armies, he shouted indignantly: "When will it be his turn for my army to reward, and if he comes to reward, then what am I? Does he want to replace him as emperor?"

Ma Xiuying knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was talking nonsense, and said patiently: "If a powerless businessman can be the emperor, the emperor wouldn't have to work so hard back then." Why should the emperor be angry with a businessman, the concubine dared to guarantee that Shen Wansan would have no two hearts, but he didn't distinguish the occasion when he spoke. He was loyal to the emperor, when he was still under the control of Zhang Shicheng's power, he took the risk to surrender to you, and later the merchant fled to Nanyang, he still unswervingly supported and cooperated with your policy, and now he has spent a lot of money to build the city wall, and is more willing to scatter his wealth to share your worries. If the rich businessmen in the world are like him to serve the court with all their hearts, why should the emperor worry about the emptiness of the treasury. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling, and found another reason, "He has no words, he is disrespectful to me, and I will punish him!"

Ma Xiuying persuaded: "Shen Wansan's words are wrong, but he is not disrespectful to the emperor, if he is disrespectful, he can completely disobey your will, let alone take the initiative to donate." If you kill Shen Wansan because of this matter, I am afraid that the people of the world will not accept it, who would dare to serve the imperial court?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless, if he couldn't find a legitimate reason, it was really difficult to kill Shen Wansan easily.

Ma Xiuying persuaded again, "Shen Wansan is a business wizard, the more wealth he creates, the more taxes he pays for the country, it is a pity to kill him." It is better to fish endlessly, and the concubine thought that the emperor should reward Shen Wansan, retain such a talent, and let him serve the court better. Seeing that you don't care about Shen Wansan's words, and reward him for his contributions, other businessmen will definitely actively support you and the imperial court, and if you encounter such a thing as building a city wall, you don't have to worry about funds. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and felt that what Ma Xiuying said was reasonable, if he killed Shen Wansan, he would get his current property at most, and he could slowly ask for Shen Wansan if he kept him, and at the same time, if the rich businessmen in the world were willing to donate a lot of money, the country would have funds to do many things, so he quelled the killing machine and no longer planned to take Shen Wansan's life.